Sketch drawing of architect William Ward Watkin dressed in suit and hat

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A sketch pen and ink drawing by one of Watkin's architecture students at Rice, Watkin dressed in suit and hat, holding architectural plans and communicating with workman dressed in overalls.

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Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the original downtown Houston Public Library building (now known as the Julia Ideson Building), and many notable residences. His daughter Ray Watkin Strange is a philanthropist and generous donor to Rice University.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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